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Patented Sept. 10, 1929.

UNITED STATES MICHAEL W. MCARIDLE,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BEST AND PORTABLE CONTAINER FOR ELECTRIC IRONS.

Application filed May 20, 1926. Serial No. 110,523.

The purpose of this invention is to provide an improved construction of a portable container for an electric iron and the like, comprising within it a rest for the iron and a pocketfor the electric and plug connection for the iron, which consists in the elements and features of construction as shown and indicated in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section of a container embodying this invention, shown with the cover at open position, section being made at the line 1-1 on Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a section at the line 22 on Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail section at the line 3-3 on Figure 1.

Figure 1 is a detail section at the line 4-4 on Figure 3. I

Figure 5 is a top plan view with the cover removed and certain interior parts broken away to disclose other parts.

Figure 6 is a detail section at the line 66 on Figure 2.

Figure 7 is a plan view of a blank from which the body of the container, except the hinged closure members, is formed by fold- 1n Figure 8 is a plan view of a blank from which the iron rest and cable pocket are formed in one piece, the blank being shown partly formed for seating the iron.

In the construction shown in the drawings, the container made of sheet metal is formed as to its enclosing walls in three parts, the part A being made from a blank shown in Figure 7, comprising a main or central portion, 10, which forms the back, wing portions, 11, 11, folded at right angles to the body or central portion to form the ends of the container, and a wing portion, 12, folded at right angles to the central portion to form the bottom of the container. The top, 14, formed in one piece, is hinged to the upper edge of the back, 10; and the front, 15, is hinged at the lower edge to the forward edge of the bottom, 12, said top and front being adapted at closed position to interlock at their free edges opposite their hinges at the upper forward longitudinal corner of the container, The folded wings of the blank A are rendered rigid in-their folded position by flanges 11 11 inturned from the lower edges of the wings, 11, 11, which form the ends, for lapping on the, wing, 12, which form the bottom, said flanges being riveted to the said bottom near the forward corners of the bottom and forward ends of said flanges as seen at 16, 16, the rivets, 16, being preferably hollow for ventilation. All the walls including the top and front. are stiffened by slight outwardly struck bosses extending around all four edges of said walls except the bottom, as indicated at 20; and the hinged top and front side are further stilfened and at the. same time adapted for engaging the ends and each otherby inturned narrow flanges, 17 and 17, around the end and front edges of the top, and 18,18 at the end edges of the front sicle., Th.ehinging ofthe top and front side with the back and bottom respectively is effected by interlocking lugs and notches formed at the meeting edges of the parts respectivelyhinged together, the lugs being rolled inwardly with respect to the container in cylindrical form for receiving pintle rods in accordance with the familiar mode, of hinge construction. The inward projection of thehinge of the front side to the bottom resulting from inward rolling of the lugs to form the hinge of a front side of the-bottom, serves a specific purpose hereinafter mentioned.

The iron rest and cable pocket are formed from a one-piece sheet metal blank. The seat for the iron is struck into the blank, as seen at- 25 in Figure 8, forming an encompassing shoulder, 26, for stopping the iron at the toe end longitudinally and laterally, ribs, 27, 28, being formed to limit the contact of the face of the iron with the seat, The blank, B, is folded at a right angle at the line 30 and at an obtuse angle,.31, to shape the pocket as seen in Figure 1; and the blank comprises oppositely projecting lugs, 33, 33, which are folded at right angles to lap inside the ends of the container, as seenin Figure 5. The blank is folded at the dotted line 36 to form a downward projecting flange, 37, which constitutes the foot and forward side of the iron rest. The part B, comprising the iron rest and the cable pocket as men tioned, is secured in the container by a rivet, 39, securing it to the back wall, 10, and rivets, 40, 4:0, securing the lugs, 38, 33, to the end walls respectively. The right-angle fold at the line 36 is formed at the proper place to cause the flange, 37, to engage snugly behind the inwardly projecting hinge of the front to the bottom, as seen in Figure 1. It will be seen that in this manner the one-piece, forming rest and pocket, is definitely located and rigidly held in position in the container for both the functions which it serves.

For holding the iron tightly in position in the container when the same is closed, preventing rattling and marring of the container, which would result from loosely positioning the iron in the container, there is provided upon the portion of the blank, B, which forms the seat of the iron, a clamping device consisting of a slide, F, formed of sheet metal having one longitudinal edge reflexed to form a fold, f, for binding the heel of the iron, and having oblique slots, f 7, which engage headed studs, 50, 50, which are mount-ed in the rest, the clamp having an upturned lug at the forward end by which it may be manipulated, forward sliding movement causing it to clamp the heel of the iron, crowding it longitudinally for encounter of toe end against the shoulder, 25, and rearward sliding withdrawing the clamp to release the iron. The edge of the slide opposite the fold, f, is notched, as seen at F, f, for cooperating with a spring catch, F attached to the rest and having an angular nose, 7, for engaging the notches to yieldingly lock the slide at either of the two positions to which it moves for locking and releasing the iron. I

Cooperating with the means described for binding the iron at its face to its seat there is provided on cover, means for engaging the handle of the iron for checking it laterally and at the same time holding it down securely onto the seat. This means comprises parallel longitudinally extending bosses, 53, 54, said bosses being spaced apart correspondingly to the width of the handle, and having secured to the cover between them, a felt cushion, 58, for contact and yielding pressure upon the top of the handle.

For locking engagement of the front and cover with eachother in addition to the engagement afforded by the flange, 17, of the cover overhanging the upper margin of the front, there are provided cooperating catch members on the front and cover. The catch member on the front comprises a spring tongue, 60, having its upper end flexed inward to form a cam approach 61, to an aperture, 62, situated below said cam approach, an operating button, 63, being inserted through an aperture provided in the front at the center of an inwardly struck boss, producing an exterior recess in the front which accommodates the headof the button. The catch member on the cover comprises a tongue, 65, having an inwardly bent catch nose, 66, at its lower end for engaging the aperture, 62, of the catch member, 60. The two catch members 66 and 65 are relatively positioned transversely of the casing and with respect to the front, 15, at closed position, so that the cover catch member, 60, in the closing movement enters between the front 15 and the catch member, 65, the nose, 66, of the cover catch member cooperating camwise with the cam approach, 61, of the other catch member, which reacts for engaging said catch nose at the tightly closed position of the cover and front.

I claim 1. An electric iron container having formed integrally a rest for the iron and a pocket-forming member for the electric cable of the iron, said entire integral element being secured to the container by securement of the pocket-forming member to the vertical walls of the container.

2. In the construction defined in claim 1, the integral member being formed from a sheet metal blank folded at right ai'igles be tween the iron rest portion and the pocket forming portion, and having lugs projecting laterally from the pocket-forming portion folded at right angles to the plane of the blank for lapping and being secured to the end walls of the container.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Chicago, Illinois, this 17th day of May, 1926.

MICHAELNV. MoAR-DLE. 

